When do learning objects fail? – Free Report from RAND

A brand new study from RAND Research was recently released. The study takes a look at several government and corporate organizations that have, at some time, deployed a learning-object model for reusable learning content. Some of these organizations achieved great results and others experienced obstacles along the way that derailed their learning initiatives. The great thing about the report is that it outlines the key obstacles that led to failure, or in other words, lessons that we can learn so we don’t make the same mistake.

Here is a chart from the RAND study showing some of the most predominant obstacles:

I was fortunate to be able to assist the RAND team as they collected data for this research study, having been a long time participant and observer in best case uses of LCMS.

The RAND report is available for free download. Click here to go to the download page. Don’t be confused, they do offer a printed version of the report for sale, but the full PDF version can be downloaded for free.

Enjoy. This is an important work for the learning industry!